free music!

February 26th, 2007 catnipTags:freebies, music
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Last year, I downloaded the South by Southwest festival Showcasing Artists torrent, which contained over 600 tracks available free to download legally. The download spanned quite a lot of genres, including indie/alternative, rock, metal, hip-hop and bluegrass; and included some established artists as well as many I hadn’t heard of. I still don’t think I’ve listened to them all yet, but I have discovered quite a few gems so far. Of the tracks I was previously unaware of, these are my favourite discoveries so far:

“October Language” by Belong (post rock)
“Black Hand” by Cadence Weapon (hip hop)
“Mothure” by Chas. Mtn. (acoustic)
“Laughing Machines” by Coaxial (trip hop)
“Second Son” by Elliott Brood (bluegrass)
“Bedside Table” by Flip Grater (guitar)
“Drink to Moving On” by Grand National (guitar)
“Bombs in the Distance” by The Holy Fire (guitar)
“Psychic Connection” by Hyperbubble (electro)
“When the Stars Shine” by Instruments (acoustic)
“Kukicha” by Jad Fair and Lumberob (er?!)
“Drive You Faster” by John Schooley and His One Man (guitar)
“Snow Falls in November” by Julie Doiron (acoustic)
“Good Man” by King Straggler (acoustic)
“Transition” by The Longcut (guitar)
“Mantra” by Lovetones (guitar)
“Duluth” by Luke Zimmerman (acoustic)
“Fingerprints” by Maggie Walters (acoustic)
“Even Without You” by The Magnolias (guitar)
“The Hypothesist” by Novillero (guitar)
“Modern Swinger” by The Pink Spiders (guitar)
“love i have 4 u” by Ron Franklin (acoustic)
“Don’t Believe Everything You Hear” by Shane Bartell (acoustic)
“Breathe” by Sistas in the Pit (guitar)
“Dark and Weary World” by South Austin Jug Band (bluegrass)
“19 Million AC” by The Spits (guitar)
“Abitudine” by Subsonica (guitar)
“Last Kiss” by T.D. Lind (acoustic)
“Louise” by Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail (guitar)
“Every Little Bit” by Thee Fine Lines (guitar)
“Tale From Black” by Tunng (acoustic)
“Understanding The New Violence” by Uncut (guitar)
“White Noise” by The Vacation (guitar)
“You Are a Knife” by Veto (guitar)
“Violet Furs” by The Whigs (guitar)
“House of Sin” by ZZZ (guitar)

Of these, I think two tracks are outstanding:
“Last Kiss” by T.D. Lind and “You Are a Knife” by Veto

News of the SXSW Showcasing Artists 2007 free download came to me via Pete Ashton. I’ve just finished downloading it (739 tracks - took about 2 days!) and am looking forward to diving in.